diff --git a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c
index 04fb8d7..14f4ac9 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ _dbus_getenv (const char *varname)
 {  
   /* Don't respect any environment variables if the current process is
    * setuid.  This is the equivalent of glibc's __secure_getenv().
+   * Fix: allow to get the session bus address.
    */
-  if (_dbus_check_setuid ())
+  if (_dbus_check_setuid () && strcmp(varname, "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS") != 0)
     return NULL;
   return getenv (varname);
 }